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  • 41ado — [[t]ədu͟ː[/t]] PHRASE: PHR with v If you do something without further ado or without more ado, you do it at once and do not discuss or delay it any longer. [OLD FASHIONED] And now, without further ado, let me introduce our benefactor …

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  • 42ado — [14] In origin, ado (like affair) means literally ‘to do’. This use of the preposition at (ado = at do) is a direct borrowing from Old Norse, where it was used before the infinitive of verbs, where English would use to. Ado persisted in this… …

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  • 43Ado (2) — 2Ado, Mon. (31. Jan. al. 15. Dec.) Ado, ein Mönch im Kloster Luxeuil, war der Sohn eines fränkischen Großen und Bruder des hl. Audoënus. Er blühte in der Mitte des 7. Jahrh. (nach Bucelin 690 n. Chr.) Als beide Brüder noch in der Kindheit waren,… …

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  • 44ado — noun /ʌˈdu,əˈdu/ a) To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado. b) Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles …

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  • 45ADO — ActiveX Database Objects. ADO er Microsofts COM baserede database teknologi, der definerer en standard for universiel adgang til strukturede data, herunder SQL databaser, komma separerede filer, tekstfiler, regneark et cetera. ADO er et,… …

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  • 46ado — a|do [əˈdu:] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: at do to do, being done ] without more/further ado without delaying or wasting any time ▪ So without further ado, I ll now ask Mr Davis to open the debate …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47ado — noun fuss or difficulty: this is much ado about almost nothing. Phrases without further (or more) ado without any fuss or delay; immediately. Origin ME (orig. in the sense action, business ): from northern ME at do to do , from ON at (used to… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 48ado — noun (U) without more/further ado without delaying or wasting any time: So without further ado, I ll now ask Mr Davis to open the debate …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 49ado — UK [əˈduː] / US [əˈdu] noun without further/more ado without any delay Without further ado, let s begin the show …

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  • 50ado — /əˈdu / (say uh dooh) noun 1. activity; bustle; fuss. –phrase 2. much ado about nothing, a great fuss about very little. {Middle English ado, at do to do} …